Software Engineering Manager | S3 | CDO | Milton Keynes

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We are seeking for a Software Engineering Manager to work within CDO to technically lead and/or support programmes covering depth and breadth of the banking domain. A forward-thinking problem-solver for the development and rapid delivery of next-generation platform solutions and prototypes, and who seeks and uses the right tool for the job.

Someone who will drive the technical decisions of an engineering squad and will push and develop the more junior members of the team.

Within the CDO Data Engineering Team, you’ll be developing and delivering solution covering (but not restricted to) ETL, BI, MI reporting and analytics solutions. As part of our different Agile Product Teams we are looking for team players who understands what Agile means and who understands the importance of testing automation and continuous integration and delivery.

If you share our passion for technology and are up for the challenge, come join us and deliver! We are looking for great technologists to join our team.

The difference you’ll make:

• Deciding with the rest of the team the best technical solution for the challenges ahead, ensuring best practices are applied to maximise quality of delivery

• Developing user stories working solo or pairing with a colleague. Discussing functional and technical solutions with the different stakeholders in the business, UX designers, architecture, and engineering managers to ensure user stories are refined and understood at the correct level

• Writing the automated testing required to ensure your stories meet the criteria to be considered “Done”

• Ensuring delivered solutions are developed under DevOps practices and latest technology trends

• Delivering batch, near real time and real time solution for huge data volume with necessary controls, checks and audit information ensuring required data governance are met

• Providing optimal approach to migrate legacy solution to target bigdata, AWS platforms whilst minimising incidents and maximising quality of service

What you’ll bring:

• Demonstrable experience in managing data transformation projects and working on data archival and data migration experience

• Experience using GitHub, Jira, Jenkins during the development lifecycle as well as using automated tools to evaluate robustness, quality and vulnerabilities of the code developed

• Experience in Solution Design and applying DevOps principles into the Software Lifecycle

• Strong understanding of Cloud, data governance, data privacy and relevant regulation for using and retaining data

• Hands-on experience in SQL, Spark, Python, Snowflake

• Experience of using various AWS services for datalake. data warehouse and ML applications,

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Experience of using agile methodologies

• Experience of managing OPEX cost optimally on AWS platform

• Able to manage a variety of stakeholders at all levels

• Knowledge of Pega smart Investigate and Pega Smart Dispute Framework

• AWS Certificated Solution Architect and Professional Scrum Master and SAFe5 Agilist

What else you need to know.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.

By working this way we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we’re happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.

This role is based in Milton Keynes and our current expectation is at least 2 days in an office every week.

If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Application process

If your application is successful a member of our recruitment team will be in touch. We will arrange a short call with you to learn more about you and what you are looking for from your next career move, as well as answer any questions you have about working in the Santander tech team. If both sides agree we will send your CV to the hiring manager to review. For this position, the interview process will be :–

1st Stage – Technical Interview – this will a 30min technical interview with one of the team

2nd Stage – A one-hour formal interview where we will ask both technical and competency-based questions. This can be done virtually or face to face depending on your situation.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know.

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you:

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. For part-time / contract roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your working hours / contract duration.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus

• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer

• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year

• £6,000 car allowance per year

• Company funded individual private medical insurance

• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments

• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover

• Share in Santander’s success by investing in our share plans

What to do next:

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.